The Promise Keepers defender has chosen to remain with his club after his recent snub

Akwa United’s Emmanuel Ariwachukwu says he has given up hope of playing for the Nigeria at the 2018 African Nations Championship.

The defender was a crucial member of the Super Eagles B team that finished second at the 2017 Wafu Cup of Nations in Ghana but was left out of the squad for the ongoing LMC Super 6 tournament, which serves as a build-up to next year's CHAN.

“Everything about CHAN is behind me. I am focusing on my career. I want to be fully concentrated on my club,” Ariwachukwu told Goal.